Financial Transparency Coalition

The U.S. Treasury Department’s financial crime network said Wednesday it issued a request for comments pertaining to a rule it wants to propose that would mandate due diligence obligations on financial institutions.

The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament issued a report at their press release this morning, part of which dealt with the EU tax gap.

Today is the 10th anniversary of Euro as the zone's single currency. On February 28th, 2002, all of the various currencies from Eurozone countries, which had been linked with fixed exchange rates to each other and the Euro for a trial period, ceased to be legal tender between member states. A decade later, the survival of the single currency seems to be in question thanks to the events inside Greece, Italy, and elsewhere.

Every other week, the Task Force highlights a Featured Allied Organization. The Task Force has more than 120 member organizations from all over the world which endorse its mission. The current featured Allied Organization is The Council on Geopolitics. To learn more about the Task Force Allied Organizations and to see a full list of our members please visit the Allied Organization webpage